Girl approached by stranger near Legacy Christian Elementary School

GAINES TOWNSHIP -- An 11-year-old girl was approached Friday morning by a stranger near Legacy Christian Elementary School who asked her several times to get into his car, the Kent County Sheriff's Department reported Saturday.

Deputies planned to alert area schools of the "suspicious situation," which occurred near the intersection of Fendale Court and Union Avenue at 7:50 a.m. Friday.

She said the man was in his 30s, had two earrings in his left ear and drove a rusty blue vehicle with a loud exhaust system.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's department or Silent Observer.